It’s a matter of substance as much as form, writes Michael Brenner. And it helps explain the self-imposed lobotomy of the U.S. foreign policy establishment in recent years.
The Tough-Guy, Hard-Ball, Syndrome
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Rahm Emanuel Under Consideration as Top Ambassador
25 YEARS OF CN: The Establishment’s Thanksgiving—Nov. 29, 2008
The late Robert Parry, founder of this site, wrote 12 years ago that neoconservatives in Washington had a lot to be thankful for with the newly-elected Barack Obama.
25 YEARS OF CN: ‘Chicago Police Adopt Israeli Tactics’—Dec. 11, 2015
This is the 9th story in our series looking back on a quarter century of journalism by Consortium News.
Chicago Police Adopt Israeli Tactics
From the Archive: Recent cases of white police killing unarmed black men raise concern that some U.S. police are applying counter-terrorism tactics, including some learned at Israeli academies, retired JAG Major Todd E. Pierce wrote in 2015.
Two Democrats Who Should Go
Business-as-usual Democrats are thrilled that Hillary Clinton finally appears headed toward her long-predicted coronation, but Bill Moyers and Michael Winship recommend that she first join in ousting two of her biggest backers.
Chicago Police Adopt Israeli Tactics
Exclusive: The Chicago police slaying of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, like other recent police killings of blacks, may resemble the actions of an occupation military, in part, because Chicago and other U.S. cities have learned from Israel’s occupation of Palestine, writes retired JAG Major…